This is a great article that reminds us why we prepare, train, pray and wait to be invited to work in disaster areas!  Click Here to read the article from Time magazine.

Volunteers should check the following web sites for information that is necessary to prepare for and respond to the earthquake in Haiti.

Online donations to UMCOR for Haiti relief:   http://secure.gbgm-umc.org/donations/umcor/donate.cfm?code=418325&id=3018760

Photos from Haiti taken by UMCOR assessment team:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/umcommunications/show/

Passport information from U.S. Dept. of State:  http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html

Immunization requirements for Haiti Earthquake relief workers from the CenterS for Disease Control:  http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/news-announcements/relief-workers-haiti.aspx

Volunteer registration form (ALL volunteers who want to work in Haiti must register with UMCOR at this site:  http://secure.gbgm-umc.org/HaitiVolunteer/  You MUST register with UMCOR even if you have registered with the Kansas East Conference as UMCOR will be forming and scheduling all teams. 

UMCOR news updates on the situation in Haiti:  http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/work/emergencies/ongoing/haitiearthquake/

Insurance information for teams going to Haiti:  CLICK HERE

HAITI EARTHQUAKE TEAM FUND   Kansas East Conference has set up a special fund to assist with team expenses related to upcoming Haiti Earthquake Response Teams being deployed through the Conference.  If you would like to donate to this fund, please make checks payable to: Kansas East Conference UMC, Attn: Jan Swift, P.O. Box 4187, Topeka, KS  66604.  Please include Acct.#963 – Haiti Earthquake Team Fund on the comment line of your check.